Fish Bones Art

My name is Marina Villa-Carbo. I am pursuing an artist’s life in San Jose, CA. Born and raised in Colorado, I graduated from Colorado School of Mines in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering and worked as an engineer in Wyoming for five years before making a big move to California. Here, I am pouring my long-time creative vision into art.

My primary medium is watercolor which allows me to paint both realistically and evocatively. I recently started exploring both acrylic painting and linocut printing. My work is informed by my fascination with nature in all its forms, as well as my introspective-analytical nature. I hold a particularly enduring love for vultures and for the world under the ocean.

I would love to collaborate with you on a commissioned work. If you have an idea of something you would like to see in a painting, whether theme, element, or artistic approach, I will work with you to develop that idea into a finished artwork.

I am also creating custom painted Magic: the Gathering card alters. Please contact me if you have an idea for something you'd like to add to your deck; I accept commissions for cards and I would be happy to work with you on your idea. These are painted onto the card with acrylic paints and finished with fixative spray to protect the work.